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I would melt one down and check the temperature it melts. That should give you a reasonable idea, and maybe cast and weigh a few bullets. I have one that is so hard, I've just used it as a door stop in the shop for years.

The 8mm is the incestuous little brother of the .358 win, and is one of the best cast bullet chamberings for North American hunting. I like the 220-230 weight. Drop me a pm to remind me, I may have a heavy mold I could part with.

I install gas checks and size before powder coat, and then may size them again afterwards, depending on the gun. If you are water quenching bullets, they may be harder than you want to run through a lubrisizer if you wait more than a day.

If I by a chuck for this it will be because I want to keep it in my shop in the the end. So precision is good. Currently I think even the Jacobs are all made in China. Any advice on which Chinese chuck you've had good luck with? Most of the cheap...

I need a new keyed chuck for a drill press, and I really don't know enough about this to make an intelligent decision.
Short version: I needed a drill press on a job site that's local to wear I live so I got a couple of carpenters to help move the...

It took me nearly a year and a half before I realized I don't HAVE to make or do something every day. I can sit and read, go fishing, camping, go visiting, or just poke around the property. I'm getting to like retirement more and more.

I bought one. $525. Fits my hand, sights align when I point it, shoots well, easier to shoot than a j-frame, but prints worse in a pocket. I've shot a few blocks, some sigs, and the Beretta's. It's no 1911, but it's the first 9mm I've ever found...

A friend of mine just picked up an "old" rifle as part payment for a roofing job. 4 digit Marlin M93, with an R suffix, and a star cartouche stamped "JM" in a circle, (inspector?). How do I found out how old this is? Marlin serial numbers seem to...